When to paint a house exterior in Holly Springs, GA
When to paint in Holly Springs, GA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 21May
- 19Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 18Sep
- 14Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 51°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 37° / 61°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 18 | 43° / 66°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 22 | 47° / 73°F |
| May | 21 | 17 | 25 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 19 | 13 | 19 | 64° / 87°F |
| July | 13 | 7 | 13 | 69° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 11 | 14 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 19 | 62° / 84°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 26 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 17 | 41° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 35° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 73 days a year here.
Towns near Holly Springs compared
4 get fewer, down to 74 a year. A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule. Canton, Milton are read from the same station as Holly Springs, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Holly Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock, GA | 5 mi south | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
| Canton, GA | 6 mi north | 119 | May to October | same station |
| Milton, GA | 10 mi east | 119 | May to October | same station |
| Roswell, GA | 12 mi southeast | 74 | May | Dekalb-Peachtree Airport |
| Kennesaw, GA | 12 mi southwest | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
| Acworth, GA | 13 mi southwest | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
How Holly Springs ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Holly Springs (population 20,133, 56th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 38 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 54 miles south. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 73 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cherokee County Airport (11 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.